2018 Spring Valley Boys Soccer Capsule

League: Class 4A Desert

Head coach: James Tippett, sixth season

2017 record: 9-6-4 (6-5-1 Southwest/third)

Returning lettermen (starters): Ten (eight)

Top athletes: F Bum Cho (Sr.), F John Goecke (Sr.), MF Cysco Martinez (Sr.), D Jeffer Rivera (Sr.), D Dominic Velasco (Jr.), GK Alejandro Lopez (Jr.)

Outlook: After finishing third in the Southwest League last year, the Grizzlies bring back eight starters.

Tippett said that he believes a top-four spot in the Desert League is a good goal for his team.